Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, July 7, 2023

Draft Diary

- Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, July 7, 2023

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, July 7, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss bilateral ties, regional and international issues.

LONDON – Annual memorial service to commemorate the 52 people killed in the July 7, 2005, attacks in London.

LONDON – Hundreds of thousands of teachers in England affiliated with the National Education Union to go on strike for a second day this week in an ongoing pay dispute.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to hold a press conference to preview next week's leaders' summit in Lithuania.

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on lowering health care costs for Americans at White House.

NEW YORK – UN Security Council to discuss deadly escalation following Israeli raids on occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

NEW YORK – Martin Griffiths, under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, to brief on current humanitarian challenges.

WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump to speak at a campaign event in the state of Iowa.

CHINA

BEIJING – Following China's ban on food imports from 10 regions in Japan including Fukushima, as Tokyo moves to dump nuclear waste into the sea.

BEIJING – Following US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's high-stakes four-day visit to China.

NANJING – Following developments after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s remarks on ‘war preparedness.’

TOKYO – Following IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi's visit and interaction with media in light of Japan's release of treated nuclear waste.

PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD – Possible protests in Pakistan in response to the recent Quran copy burning in Sweden.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL – South Korean government’s analysis of Japan's plan to release nuclear waste into the sea, which Seoul claims will meet international standards “if carried out as planned.”

THE ECONOMY

BERLIN – German statistical office Destatis to share industrial production figures for May.

ANKARA – Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry to release cash balance figures for June.

SPORTS

LONDON – Following Wimbledon, third Grand Slam of year.

BORDEAUX, France – Tour de France to resume with Stage 7 between Mont-de-Marsan and Bordeaux.

SPECIAL REPORT

Pakistan optimistic about IMF deal to reduce economic uncertainty

By Gozde Bayar

ANKARA (AA) – Pakistan's agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will stabilize the exchange rate and reduce the uncertainty surrounding the South Asian country, the foreign secretary said on Thursday.

SPECIAL REPORT

500 days of war: How the Russia-Ukraine conflict has unfolded

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) – The Russia-Ukraine war has now entered its 500th day, with no end in sight.

Kaynak: